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Breakthrough in blood vessel engineering

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Growing functional blood vessel networks is no easy task. Previously, other groups have made networks that span millimeters in size. But now, a University of Delaware team has grown a self-assembling, functional network of blood vessels across cen...

Dec 5, 2018

Arc welding fume is detrimental to human health

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Working as part of an international group of toxicologists scientists of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) have found that harmful nanoparticles are formed in the process of arc welding using the most common types of electrodes today. Susp...

Dec 5, 2018

Multifunctional dream ceramic matrix composites are born!

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Researchers at Osaka University produced composites consisting of alumina (Al2O3) ceramics and titanium (Ti), namely Al2O3/Ti composites. They designed a percolation structure for forming a continuous conduction pathway to disperse nanosized Ti pa...

Dec 5, 2018

Molecular adlayer produced by dissolving water-insoluble nanographene in water

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Even though nanographene is insoluble in water and organic solvents, Kumamoto University and Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers have found a way to dissolve it in water. Using 'molecular containers' that encapsulate water-insolubl...

Dec 5, 2018

Biologists show inner workings of cellular 'undertaker'

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One of a cell's most important responsibilities is to break down and recycle proteins that are no longer needed or endanger the cell. This task is carried out by a cellular nanomachine called the proteasome.

Dec 4, 2018

New graphene-based sensor design could improve food safety

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In the U.S., more than 100 food recalls were issued in 2017 because of contamination from harmful bacteria such as Listeria, Salmonella or E. coli. A new sensor design could one day make it easier to detect pathogens in food before products hit t...

Dec 4, 2018

Realistic exposure study supports the use of zinc oxide nanoparticle sunscreens

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An important new study provides the first direct evidence that intact zinc oxide nanoparticles neither penetrate the human skin barrier nor cause cellular toxicity after repeated application to human volunteers under in-use conditions. This confir...

Dec 4, 2018

New graphene-based sensor design could improve food safety: Approach offers high sensitivity for detecting gases, chemicals and pathogens

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In the US, more than 100 food recalls were issued in 2017 because of contamination from harmful bacteria such as Listeria, Salmonella or E. coli. A new sensor design could one day make it easier to detect pathogens in food before products hit the ...

Dec 4, 2018

New building block in quantum computing demonstrated

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Researchers have demonstrated a new level of control over photons encoded with quantum information. The team's experimental system allows them to manipulate the frequency of photons to bring about superposition, a state that enables quantum o...

Dec 4, 2018

Scientist.com Partners with Allele Biotech to Discover and Develop Therapeutic Nanoantibodies

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#fasterscience--Scientist.com, the world's leading marketplace for outsourced scientific services, and Allele Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Inc., a leading San Diego-based preclinical-stage biopharmaceuti...

Dec 4, 2018

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